That could allow film from Korean or Mexican factories to undersell the American product.

But a Mexican factory took the business away with a lower bid, prompting the company to shut down operations in Jamaica and send its employees home.

So for Mexican factories to stay competitive, they must get by with fewer hands or smaller profits.

- used in the Mexican factories.

About half of the fuel burned in Mexican factories and generating plants in 1994 was high-sulfur oil, and only 32 percent was natural gas.

Mexican factories would ship a ton of diet pills, or even truckloads of the ephedrine itself, if - he requested it.

Mr. Tulano would not give his company's name and address or the location of the Mexican factory.

Maquiladoras (Mexican factories that take in imported raw materials and produce goods for export) have become the landmark of trade in Mexico.

The factories pay only slightly more than other Mexican factories and not enough to live on in an inflated economy.

At the same time, other companies are rushing to expand investments in Mexican factories that will increase their exports to the north.